The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-04-13
ROYAL DEPARTURE.
The Queen. the Heir Apparent and
other High DisnItaries Leave for
the Coast.

when the Oceanic Company's steamship
Australia left for San Francisco. Two
hours before the advertised sailing time,
II o'clock noon, people of all ranks and
ages began to assemble on the wharf.
The majority were native Hawaiians OF
both sexes, who were dressed In holiday
attire and wore leis of fragrant flowers.
The departure of Her Majesty the queen
and H. K. H. Princess LiliuOkalanl and
suite for San Francisco was the main
reason for such a crowd OF spectators.
Early in the morning the Hon. A. 5.
CIeghorn and his daughter ii. K. ID.
Princess Kaiulani called at the Palace
and took an affectiOnate leave OF the
Queen and the Princess. The
preparations for the departure of
the Royal party were COM
pleted by II o'clock. A few min
utes after that hour the volunteer mill
tary companies and platoon OF police
arrived at the wharf and were drawn up
in line from the entrance to the gang
way of the steamer. At the head of the
gangway on either side were Hawaiian
and American flag. The Royal Ha-
waiian band was stationed on the wharf
and played numerous selections OF
music.
At half-past II O'Clock the strains OF
the national anthem, Hawaii Ponoi, ,"
and the presenting of arms by the
troops, announced the arrival of the
roval party. H. r. II. Princess eLiliuo-
kalani was the first to ascend the gang
plank The Princess was covered with
leis and was cheered to the echo as she
boarded the steamer. Marshal kaulu-
kou then cleared the gangway and Her
Majesty the Queen, leaning on the arm
of the King, went on board. From all
sides came cheers and "alohas" which
the Queen acknowledged in very
gracious manner Lieutenant General
Dominis had to go through considerable
handshaking before he was able to board
the vessel, and this ordeal was continued
on board.
The deck of the vessel literally
swarmed with people and locomotion was
difficult Nearly all of the passengers,
some hundred and fifty, wore leis which
had been bestowed on them by their
friends. About five minutes to twelve
o'clock the gong sounded and then there
was lively scene on the gang plank.
Principally At noon the lines were cast
off and the noble ship with her valuable
cargo of domestic produce and numer-
Gus passengers swung out into the stream.
The Royal Standard was flying at the
foremost. At ten minutes past twelve
the vessel was headed for the channel
and proceeded on her journey of 2,1OO
miles.
The tug Eleu with His Majesty, Their
L. Aholo, 2. 2. KanOa and
Antoine Rosa, His Excellency George w.
Merrill, United States Minister, and Mrs.
Merrill and other distinguished people
on board left the Interisland Company's
wharf and steamed alongside the Austria
liza. She was followed by the steamer
John A. Cummins with it's hospitable
owner and a large party of friends on
board. The Royal Hawaiian band was on
the upper deck of theJ. A. Cummins. AS
the Australia passed H. B. NJ. S. Caroline
a royal salute was fired from the ship and
the Kings Own also fired salute from
the shore battery at Kakaako. The
wharves were lined with people from
the Oceanic dock to the Marine railway,
and large number were also on board
the Interisland vessels.
When outside the channel the pilot,
Captain Shepard, left the vessel in
charge of Captain Houdlette, and re-
turned to the shore in the pilot boat
The Australians bell rung, the propeller
was once more set in motion and she
was soon fairly on the way for her long
voyage. The Queen could be seen stand
ing by the deck rail in the centre of the
steamer waving her handkerchief. Off
the tug was turned around, and |
after dipping her ensign three times
steamed to the mail dock where her pas
sengers were landed. The John A. |
Cummins returned few moments later |
and went alongside the British man-of-
war Caroline, the band playing "God |
Save the Queen" and "Hawaii Ponoi.''
The following is a complete list of her
Her Majesty Queen Kapio-
ami and 2 servants, H. R. III. Princess
Lieutenant General Dom
mis- and 2 servants, His Excellency c..
?. Iaukea, Col. j. II. Boyd, Quarter
master General Sam Nowlein, Miss NJ.
P. Lewis, Mrs. JAS 1.
Oowsett, Eddie Dowsett, VIM. Water
house, wife, 5 children and maid, T. R.
Lucas, wife and child, F. Barwick, R.
7. Bennett and daughter, N D. White,
Miss N. White, Miss Emma Flint,
7. B. Castle, wife and child, Miss
Nary Lancaster, H. j. Bryant, T. Prince.
Mrs. Capt. Sheppard, Miss Bliss, J. w.
Sibley and wife. E. B. Kinsley and wife,
Or. 6. H. Martin, Mrs. A. Fuller, Miss
Clara Fuller, Master Fuller, H. L. Stet-
on, Mrs. j. P. Pierce and child, Miss
Pierce, Misses Maud and Edith Aud,